Radiator suspension.



. J. P. MOORE.

RADIATOR SUSPENSION.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. l2, 191e.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12. 1916.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918..y

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. 1. P. MOORE.

RADIATOR SUSPENSION.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I2, 191s.

Patented. Oct. 22, 11.918,.

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WILLIAM il'. IP. MOORE, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

RADIATOR SUSPENSION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oet., carers.

Applicatidn led September 12, 1916. Serial No. 119,620.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. P. MOORE', a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Radiator Suspensions, of'which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention has to do with radiators for automobiles and the like, which contain a circulating fiuid for cooling the action of the engine; and it relates more particularly to the means for suspending the radiator in or upon the frame of the car. rlhe oblz'ect is to enable the radiator to be lsupporte( in such a manner that there will be some substantial amount of give or leXi- .bility in the support, so that the radiator may accommodate itself in its position to the torsional and other strains to which it is subjected under the vibration of the engine and the twisting and turning of the car; and also the invention relatesto a radiator suspension which enables it to be easily removed and replacedy as the exigencies of repair or inspection work may. be determined at various times. i

The invention, therefore, comprises essentially a removable radiator member, in combination with a suspending saddle which is carried by the frame of the automobile or other machine, there being preferably interposed between the radiator and the saddle a cushioning member of rubber, felt, asbestos, or other suitable fabric or material, and therebeing a suitable number ofsecuring devices which fasten the radiator within the saddle; and also the invention comprises numerous details and pecularities in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the, various parts, substantially as will be hereinafter described and then more particularly pointed out in the ensuing claims.

lin the accompanying drawing illustrating my invention:

Figure l is a front elevation of my improved radiator suspension mechanism.

Fig. 2 is a similar iront elevation of the radiator and its suspension means removed rpm the front frame work of the automo- Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3, 3 mi Fig. il, certain parts being in side View.

Fig. a is a side elevation of the saddle that surrounds and receives the radiator,

' known use, or any other kind of radiator, the

same having the customary function 'of automobile radiators and being made up of amultiplicity of tubes through which the cooling water circulates. I have designated a specimen of radiator here, as 5, the same' being of oval or egg-shaped form, smaller at the top and broader at .the bottomaand havlng the customary water clrculatlng plpes, one of which, as 6, enters the radiator near the top,

while the other, as 7, enters near the bottom. This radiator 5 when in use occupies an upright position in the front portion of the frame contiguous to the engine, which latter is not shown.

1 designates the upper part of a cover in which the radiator is suspended. rlhis may obviously have a wide variety of different forms, but in the particular example which l have used to illustrate the invention, it corresponds generally to the shape of the radiator, being generally bow-shaped, with its sides resting upon and secured to the sides 2, 2 of the main frame. The details of the latter are not brought out in the drawings. as it is unnecessary, to present them. Said sides 2 are shown, however, provided with the side covers 3, 3 which are used with my particular novel type of frame wherein these sides 2, Q are provided with housings for completely enveloping and protecting the springs and their appurtenant parts.

Within the cover 1 l locate the saddle consisting of an arching or bow-shaped plate 8 having parallel vertical flanges 8a at both the edges thereof. and terminating in a base 4 having a straight lower edge 4 and cut-out vertical sides 9 which receive the covers 3 of the sides 2 of the frame. The saddle also has projections 10 above the covers 3 which fit against the sides of the frame, and are there united to the frame by welding or otherwise, while at the bottom of the member a, or at the opposite ends of its bottom edge 4a, are also similar projections 11 which t'against the sides of the frame 2 below the covers 3,- where said projections are V united to the frame by welding or otherwise,

so that the whole saddle may thus be properly positioned within'the encircling and sustaining framework. It is further to be noted that the arch or bow-shaped plate 8V has anl oval form which corresponds to the general shape of the radiator; that is, the basal portion 4 is so shaped that in crossfsection it exhibits flanges 4" which are much wider than the flanges 8EL which run from a point near the projections 10 around the upper portion of the arch 8, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4. It is desirable that the saddle should be made of thisiight steel construction having the mainarch plate 8 with the parallel flanges Aat the edgeswhich take the narrow 1 that the narrow anges 8a fit neatly underneath the upper arching cover 1, and that the outermost flange 8a is held firmly against a bead 1a which is located around the inside 'front edge of the front cover 1. Additional or other means fo'r holding the saddle in the frame may also be utilized.

Between the saddle and the radiator I interpose an endless cushionv 12, which may be a strip of rubber, asbestos, or any other suitable fabric or material, being in a measure elastic and serving to cushion the contact between the radiator and the saddle and to impart to the joint a' greater or less amount (1f-flexibility or resiliency so that the two parts may not, be held together with too much'rigidity, but will be so related that the radiator will have-some slight amount of yielding character or give underthev different strains to which it is subjected. rIhe thickness and width of the strip 12 may vary within wide limits, and I do not Wish tobe restricted in this respect. Furthermore, it may pass entirely around the radia- 't'or between the latter and thesaddle, that is to say, it mayed'ectually line the whole interior of the oval-shaped plate. or framework 8, or insome cases it may run only a part of the way around, different examples of construction requiring different material l in this regard, and I wish the liberty of changingand 'varying as may be required, vand further, it may be desirable to arrange this intervening cushion ina number of layers instead of `simply one, and the layers may be of the same. or di'erent materials, and various other changes and alterations in this interposed cushion may be made without exceeding the main intent of the invention.

The saddle and radiator with the intervening cushioning material are held together by a plurality of devices located at points suitably distanced from each other, of which there may be as many or as few as will effectively do the work. I find it convenient to use two of these devices at the top of the radiator, one at each side and two at the bottom. They consist of bolts 13 (see Fig. 5)

having heads 14, which bolts vpass through openings 15 in the radiator wall and corresponding coincident openings in the contiguous plate 8, while the inner threaded ends ofy these bolts 13 engage mushroom nuts 16 whose inner. faces are welded or brazed'against the adjoining side of the radiator to prevent leakage. These bolts are preferably inserted centrally in the width of the radiator and saddle and areaccessible from the Outside of the saddle', asshown in Figs. 4 and 5, and caused to pass through iirst the saddle, then the interposed packing'12, then the wall of` the radiator, and then are brought into engagement with the welded nuts 16. These devices are, however, given herein by Way of example and any other suitable bolt, clamp, or equivalent securing means, may be adopted for the same purpose. These devices hold the radiator firmly wit-hin the saddle, and as the saddle is rigidly sustained in the frame, the parts are all tightly joined together, and yet the suspension of the radiator is such that it is able to accommodate itself to the severe strains, torsional, and otherwise,

to which it is subjected under the heavy vif bration of the engine and the severe twistiong to which the parts of the car are exposed in the running of the machine.. It will be found that a suspension for the radiator like what I am now describing will possess,

therefore, many very useful and valuablefeatures over more rigid forms of radiator which are now in use. Obviously the radi- -ator can be quickly and easily removed andl replaced by simply taking out the bolts, and further the semi-elastic cushioning 12 between the radiator and its suspension saddle can be renewed whenever desired by simply taking'v out the radiator and putting in a new strip so that the effectiveness of the member 12 can be maintained at all times.

Many changes in the precise construction, '.120

arrangement, and relation .of the various and substitutions as may be found desirable and useful in practice.

I erty of making all such changes, additions,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure ters Patent, 1s

1. In a radiator suspension, the combinaby Lettion with a supporting frame, a saddle shaped with a plate conforming to the radiator, and having an upper arching portion and basal portion, both of skeleton form, a radiator adapted t0 be inserted in the saddle, an interposed strip of fabric material between the radiator and the saddle, and a series of clamping bolts that pass through the saddle,

the fabric and the radiator wall for holdin the parts together.

2. In a radiator suspension, the combination of an automobile frame, a saddle at-` ingly sustaining an automobile radiator con-A sisting inthe combination with a frame, of a saddle attached thereto and shaped to receive the radiator when laterally inserted thereinto from the front or rear, said saddle having front and rear parallel vertical flanges, and also bottom flanges that form a base, a radiator removably inserted in the saddle, and an intervening layer of non-metallic material between the radiator and the saddle, and clamping means for holding the saddle, radiator, and layer together.

4:. In a radiator suspension, the combination with supporting means carried on an automobile, of a saddle consisting of an endless flanged member forming an arch at the top and a wider b sal portion below and attached to the supporting means, a radiator properly shaped .tor insertion into the correspon ingly-shaped wall of the saddle, and an interposed strip of fabric between the -radiator and the saddle, together with a series of clamping devices passing through openings in the radiator, saddle and fabr1c.

5. In a radiator suspension, the combination with supporting means carried on an automobile, of a saddle consisting of an endless flanged member forming an arch at the top and a basal portion below and attached to the supporting means, a radiator properly shaped for insertion into the correspondingly-shaped wall of the saddle, and an interposed strip of fabric between the radiator and the saddle, together with a series-` of bolting devices passing through openings in the radiator, saddle, and fabric.

6. In a radiator suspension, the combination with an automobile frame, of a saddle consisting of a vertical member formed as flanged arch at the top and with a basal portion below, said basal portion consisting of parallel flanges on the saddle and having pairs of ears at each side for attachment to the frame, a radiator inserted into the similarly shaped wall of the saddle, and a cushion intermediate between the radiator and the saddle, together with a series of securing devices passing through openings in the radiator, saddle and cushion.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

WILLIAM J. P.. MOORE.- 

